Journey Plotter @journeyplotter.nl · Sep 7 1/2 #OTD 7 September 1919: 200 men and officers of HMS New Zealand were landed at Lyttleton, #NewZealand, and the Admiral of the Fleet presented flag to Christchurch cathedral. #NavalHistory #History #RoyalNavy
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2/2 The flag presented by Admiral Jellicoe was the White Ensign flown by HMS New Zealand at the surrender of the German fleet after #WW1. The @nationallibrarynz has a newspaper article detailing the ceremony: paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/T... #NavalHistory #History #RoyalNavy